Reausable sanitary pads

missbiggles1

helcat26 wrote: »

I know it is more ecological.
but yuck yuck yuck

Why yuck?..

helcat26

Because anyone who is out all day working and has heavy flow is going to be carrying around blood soaked cloth with them.
Then if they do not wash on a high enough temp/ disinfect otherwise they will get bacterial growth leading a smell.


that is why yuck

Amara

I use Mooncup, but I'd like some extra support.

jackyann

I am glad that there are eco-friendly alternatives to disposables, and glad that there are disposables to make life easier than it was for women who had to hoard and wash their rags(within living memory)
I think we should all do the best we can, but if using disposables helps you to get on with your life, and what you have to get through during that time, then fine, use them.

shorelines

WeAreGhosts wrote: »

I have to ask - what happens when you're out all day? Don't they need to be changed during the day? What about odours?

Yep ziplock bags to seal the used ones. If I was staying round a friends house overnight, I'd use disposables.

Mojisola

shorelines wrote: »

If I was staying round a friends house overnight, I'd use disposables.

This ^

It doesn't have to be an either/or situation.

Joy_Burke

Are you talking about washable sanitary pads? I've seen and used one, it works similar with washable diapers, I didn't like it that much.. I felt sticky while using it something I never felt with disposable sanitary pads.

MoonJelly

I have been using cloth pads for years. I noticed my cramps were less painful and my periods shorter.
I don't find them yucky but then I used cloth nappies and compared to what goes in a happy a menstrual pad is simple.
I tend to use vinegar as rinse. It keeps the absorbent bit absorbent and it keeps it all fresh.
If worried I add a bit of dettol desinfectant to the wash.

VintageLady

I first considered the cost of disposable sanitary products when I did the live below the line challenge the other year and considered how good some people there is a real decision they have to make between eating and buying sanitary products.
I don't see how they are yuk since we wear cloth knickers and refuse those. I do the same as the other ladies who have already commented with regards cleaning them. I find them far more comfortable than having horrible plastic disposable sanitary towels down there which I found lead to more of an odour than the cloth ones.
I feel this is one of those subjects which is each to their own but in response to the original question I use them and have had nothing but a positive experience.

sillyvixen

I discovered reusable pads 10 months ago and wish I had discovered them years ago. They are so much more comfortable than disposables and the smell is greatly reduced. I am not going back to disposables.